Monopoly Has No Monopoly

Indeed, the game of Monopoly has no monopoly in the issuance of high denomination currency.

Think 100,000 dollars, US dollars that is, as one denomination.

The US as late as January 9, 1935 printed and issued such a denomination as a gold certificate. Okay, so it was not really intended for general circulation.

But what about 10,000 US dollars in gold certificate issued as late as 1934?

And there’s more: in 500, 1,000, and 5,000 denominations.

Read more and learn which ones are still in circulation. Or learn how they looked and why they were issued.